Discussion: Real Life

[asterroc]

"Real life should take priority over the virtual, such as cellphones, social networking, and video games."

Discuss!

Comments

[gemini6ice.livejournal.com]

I like those terms for distinguishing whether something is real-time.

There's definitely a good amount of nonverbal communication in person, but I find that online discussions allow me to be a lot more exact in my language. IRL conversations don't allow me the tools to reconstruct my thoughts as I go. And it doesn't provide for easy logging, making reflection subject to the flaws of memory.

And then I suppose I may not be as skilled at providing and reading nonverbal communication as others are.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

The terms synchronous/asynchronous are used extensively in the context of online courses.

That's exactly my point with phones - you don't get nearly as much of the nonverbal cues, but you don't get the time to go back and reconstruct what you're saying.